New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-26
GRADED SERVICE Pension.

scrbcrs on points of law satisfactorily.
GRADED SERVICE pension.
a CRITICISM by ONE OF THE MEN WHO MARCHED
WIFI SHERMAN.
Puryis Post Livingston Manor. y. y Oct Id con
slider tho National Encampnent fraud The men VINO
20 there TO not speak wishes of the soldiers the
full 60 the Government, and to the soldier To Insist that ne
lie pauper before NJ can nc benefited II inns Dli nc
passed. perhaps not get IKE measure 10 I IVA
perhap. ten years Our soldier bows are growing on,
and many are .tr"s Fbey NH MIR not 10 apy for pension
under tire "pauper" bill uBIil their health Is actuly
ssryee Srusion 6 Of s. Void AID thousands and
would besides give the socalled pauper - per oim.
temperate habits, and such men shsnla not not
stand ahead of the Industrious n"rd-"o T.do y
service pension giving So per month 70 ono year men,
So years men, aud - to three year men u .s
he of the writer OF this article enlisted IN Al,
gust, 1864 and after being Kept on Harris sland IN
1854 on half rations for three weeks mustered in
and my comrades reached our regiment al Atlanta "a,
march to the sea- Now. these were long and dreary
Inarches which lasted many nights until after mun,snt
with tears sometimes when think Of H. was only
YOUTH aud through these hardshps to the en- OF
The war-up through the Carol mas ana SO Oh 10 &
ton Sometimes strength failed for short uine out
managed to keep up courage TO tue end nave no nos
itai record never having appeared before Inc res
mental doctor But hud that after lapse OF twenty
three years my health Is tning o. sg pa hc,ays "i
that the hut that Ia NOT So nave 10 nePehu
mv labor To support my fanllIy NOW u ser
sic. pension Of SIS were passed. that would benefit me-
should it be graded bill, giving me ~ II WON" oe
Of little cO3sequence.-M b.
AN UNFAIR RATING.
Coyert Mich Sept 3O-I enlisted September l, 1861.
and was discharged June z, 1865. We soldiers con-
slider that fulfilled part Of the contract between
ms and the Government to the letter IL the Govern
men thinks has fulfilled it's part OF the contract
well did ours then tne contract rs canerea
Immediately for the Treasury is aGe to stand tEe I1
M nj lis
elbow and sound and healthy every other way
contracted ia line of duy and prove by the required
number of neghbors that sm not able 10 perform perform
BY Of disease cannot perform manual labor ono
half of the time and am suffering rom me 40
While in the other case the man remains soma anu
lock- ~ me n. though there were something rotten in
IT, IT, cav aS" '
uAEo LOT OF UNION SOLDIERS SOUTH
Hazel Rage, Teun.. Sept. 24.-We have no g. A. r.
Post here. there several old soldiers here ana
have seen them with regard to the questions o, TIE
TRIBUNE We all oppose the Dependent Pension BILL
and favor law granting pensions 70 All az ss per per
mas an honorable discharge We Union soldiers from the
south do not claim any ADVANTAGE over Others put sy
do claim equal voice in the matter OF niaains lust
Pension law The most OF lis had our property taken
t in those DAYS he vas bounced or conscrped Into the
rebel army his property Was conhscdted ah us Wiie
anu bors e that Infested the south We
Mi lost our property and under the laws of the
Of ns are very poor and we think the
in justice give pension or pay for our proporty
ling Old and unable work OF yore With The rebel
influence asainst ms yet It Is asra sonS f0 u" live
November. lsss we will vote sody Tor the hcpuo
wnna hers We cali upon oar comrades OF the North
stand by as ali Ivy them from 81 to 90 ana to
stop following the old rebel Democracy It has the same
,pfit as in ls6J-W i. Edney late sergeant Co. H.
10th Tenn. Infantry Volunteers.
SOLD OUT FORAFEW "PIECEs OF SILVER
Kansas City. Mo. Oct lo-rhe veto Of lsst winter
was INSTRUMENTATION. because OF tho iaiiy con
tanned III the last Democratic Platform mat odiols
s d noi SESSION. eeh % tue the as Gee
rs we shot but the few who were caught we're disap
need the pension last winters bill would granted
the principle involved III tue veto i wa we ook at
Nor do we like to he sold bv Ike General
Bragg FOR few pieces OF Administration silver lhe
g. 4 r. ou.ht 10 read him out of il ranks 10y general
orders Put record that next time We sha eicct
orr President and II HIN White Holse-Wil!-
iaia Kelly, l9lst III. Vol
A RATHER SLIM HOSPITAL RECORD.
Lincoln Post. 26. New Rchand Mimi sept: 20 Inc
soldier, mere are cf almost hl ai VIII give
adepend,n sler pension anrius n' H' va,a ai lily i
which VIII help private soldier for the expense WI m
at 1hat Only few get any pensions A. Tor myself 1t
is very hard the legal evidence. was ~ a
after 90 m my years have elap~eL never stayed in
hospital lav the three yesrs serve never was
miles. So my hospital record Is poor must say mat
any one who marched with SHERMAN was not any tne
por he c Of me- cannot see why an officer should
.anv was better provided for IN the cd got better pay
did les, physi al work and Jared better III every way
why he should fare any better now" VI
IarirIdge, Commander.
CHUCK FULL OF isMs."
Parsnville. ~ " oct FL am an old soldier and ex-
prisonrroi Was coniined for months - three dl-
ferent southern prisons ana hareiy GOV oi alvr IT'D
to-day "a broken down premature OLD man 40 chncI
fun Of "tsus patriotism and rhenm+,'n'I'n n
sixteen deirecated dollars never paid soldier fer ''
Ting himself up for tarseI ,nry r o,s ., whr ne
dircd think a good sol her viii never he oVrIphl
lint n seems we are all coffeeco0icr~" today, az we
were " hounds aud hirelug" when VIC shouldered
our mussets-Alex. Young.
WHEN JUSTICE WILL BIZ DONE
\. wadron Post. ISL. Quasqueton Iowa. oct. 20 At
unam,nous IN favor of the Dependen' renN"n bI The
Post also unanimous for service pen,ion OF from
private bills. except iwo who ana not vote iowa DOES
,ssu' al their homes. We thmk we ask aoinng except
what sc are JUSTLY entitled to. aud wla We were prom
ised and we believe that every lover Of his country Is
In favor of having the soldier paid t' his services not
with,taudng the President, ye,oe, an 'cnrriious re-
marks. JnStce VIII he done me sol le w'eh thc Gov
eminent gran them service pension. amt pension to
The widows ami children Of deceased sodeTs.-Le"is
Johnson. Commander
TRY FIRST FOR WHAT Is ATrAlNABLE
po,t3lG g. A. r. Canton. y y, oct. 2l.-The mem
bers of is post ia favor OF the most crdi peu'On
legislation at the present unc ami after iat
in favor OF kind OF service pension. wneh all can
mite upon bill This ate o! niAd IN nlhOh' We
Committee can be passed aud wOlt beConca law sooner
than any % her b. nGl tted II VIII como 70
thc relief of large number worthy. deserving. needy
aoficrs OF the war OF 1861, men VINO nom phiTlollc
motives offered their services and vos need De- 10 de
feDd their Nations flag and honor from the hand OF urea
sou feel that ii might lcOpaidIs Tue interests OF
fhese men and their deepen lent relatives ana widows 70
Hrcr The hi 70 he rpcoinrnen tod nv the q. H. r Commit
Zee and take up auy other however desirable II may
appear. all stick TO ons thing and pun osr hrI
his il lie only way to accomplish anything
I'm this line We believe. further, should
presincnt Cleveland be renoHllnaied, that ny
persistent and united efforts on the part or te
men he go out his abuse they can WIN tner
friends 80 far assist opponent that he Will be certain
10 he left at home. Let frst ask for what tefc Is
good prospect obtaining for the now
10 be Beneficial COLDER
LAWFUL FEES OF CLAIM AGENIs
Tlizur Kelso r. o. Province OF Quebec, Oct l2-"li
you inform me what the lawful aud reasonable charge